Free Educational Programs on the TILE to RUG Transition

For Nursing Facility/Hospice and Community Waiver Providers

The Texas Association for Home Care (TAHC) has collaborated with the Home Care Information Network (HCIN) to capture and video stream workshops for nursing facility/hospice providers and for community waiver providers on the TILE to RUG transition. This transition needs to be completed by all impacted Texas providers by September 1, 2008. These online workshops are available at no cost to individuals and organizations who register on this page.

In-person LTC RUG/MDS Nursing Facility/Hospice Provider Workshops and LTC RUG Workshops for Community Waiver Providers were conducted by the Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) and were recorded by HCIN in mid-June and mid-July respectively. These workshops provide an important overview of the TILE to RUG transition, highlight rule changes, instruct providers on how to submit the 3652-A Care Form replacement assessment and provide information about how TILE values will be transitioned to RUG values.

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These online workshops are being provided free of charge to impacted providers through the sponsorship of the Texas Association for Home Care and are being broadcasted over the Internet by the Home Care Information Network. If you would like more information about online video streamed seminars available from TAHC and HCIN, please click on the logo to the left.

Each workshop includes five separate modules that we suggest you watch in sequence.

Nursing Facility/Hospice Workshop		Community Waiver Provider Workshop
Module	Minutes	Module	Minutes
Part 1	65	Part 1	24
Part 2	55	Part 2	32
Part 3	32	Part 3	29
Part 4	59	Part 4	53
Part 5	19

To view these programs, all you need to do is register below. Once you have registered, you can view video streamed programs as many times as you wish. Simply return to this page, enter your e-mail address and select the workshop module that you want to watch.

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If you have already registered and want to view one of the workshop modules, please enter your e-mail address and select the appropriate workshop module.

Your email address:
Nursing Facility/Hospice Workshop	Part 1    Part 2 Part 3     Part 4     Part 5
Community Waiver Provider Workshop	Part 1     Part 2 Part 3    Part 4

Otherwise, first-time viewers should register here (all information is required):

Your name	First Last
Organization name
City/State	/
Your position	Administrator Alternate Compliance Clinical Financial Management Other
Provider Type (check all that apply)	Nursing Services Hospice Home Health Waiver Services Private Pay Other
Region	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 More than one region
Will you being viewing individually or in a group?	Individual Group Both
Did you also attend an in-person workshop?	Yes No
Why did you view this online workshop?	In-person workshop was full Organization does not allow travel for training I attended in-person session and am using as a refresher Workshop was held at an inconvenient time No budget for out-of-office training Workshop was held at an inconvenient location Did not learn about workshop in time to register Other reason
Your email address:
Select the workshop you would like to view	Nursing/Hospice Community Waiver Both

HCIN’s Video Streaming Technology

This program is being broadcast over the Home Care Information Network using our state-of-the-art technology, which allows you to watch and listen to presenters while you view their slide presentation. You can pause the presentation at any time, re-play portions if you wish and even search through slides for a particular topic of interest. Your program handout is accessed by clicking on the “Details” button in the lower left portion of the screen.

You do not need any special software to view this program. Only Windows Media Player (version 9 or higher) and Internet Explorer (or other browser) are required. The program can also be accessed using a properly configured Mac. We recommend that you use a high speed Internet connection to view the presentation. Once the viewer window opens it should take only a few seconds for the video to start.

Troubleshooting

Very few viewers will experience problems accessing programs broadcasted over HCIN. If for some reason the video and audio do not start or do not run smoothly on your computer, there are several steps you can take to correct the problems you may be experiencing.

· If the video does not start at all, make certain that your network firewall permits access to video streamed content. If you have access to technical staff, please check with them.

· If the video starts but does not run smoothly or the audio breaks up, you are most likely using an old version of Windows Media Player. You can upgrade for free by going to http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download.

· If you are using a pop-up blocker and can not access the video stream, please turn the blocker off.

If you continue to experience problems, you can contact HCIN at support@homecareinformation.net.

Other Information

For more information on the TILE to RUG transition, CLICK HERE to visit the DADS website.